The Golden One pt 3
Well on his way to begin his new life with his uncle Skra, Matthias began to think of the girl he saw in the river. Was that all real? Overwhelmed with a great sense of anxiety, he looked toward the passing forest, hoping to find even an inkling of that girl's exsitence. He searched the shadows of the trees, 'I never got a good look at her face.'
Within moments Matthias and his uncle Skra arrived at a humble cabin. Forgetting the girl for a moment his tail started to pound the sides of his uncle's carriage,
Skra let out a hearty laugh, "Excited are ye? Well fantastic. Your room is on the second floor. Rest up and we begin your trainin tomorrow morn."
Matthias didn't even bother to talk back, but instead rushed into the cabin. He was eager to start his new life. He marveled at his new room, never had he slept in a bed since his aunt passed away. A bedside table with a lamp sat beside his bed and a desk with a pan full of water meant to wash his face resided in the room as well. Quickly, he removed his clothes and splashed the water to his face. The water refreshed his once dingy muzzle back to its natural golden shimmer. As he dried his face he froze, something was beginning to form in the rippling waters. The girl's image had appeared before him once more.
His heart began to race. He gazed deeply into the face of the girl. He pondered to himself, 'Would calling her beautiful be an understatement?' He was mezmerized by her bright honey brown eyes. She smiled warmly and sent his heart a flutter. Why he felt like this staring at the girl's face, he didn't know why. But he enjoyed the feeling greatly.
"Her fur looks so soft.."he whispered, shaking as he touched the image with his paw. In a split second, he felt a powerful surge of warm energy and what felt like smooth soft fur. Then the image broke once again. His heart stopped for a moment, Where did she go? He began to panic, he wanted to see her again. His heart began to feel an unbearable ache, as hours passed and no sight of her face. Misty eyed Matthias trudged to his bed, with the image of the girl that had captured his heart burned in his mind. Sleep rushed into his body and sent him straight into the realm of dreams.
Matthias found himself in a lake, he was slowly sinking into it. He began to panic, he feared death by drowing and his soul forever sentenced to painful suffocation and staring up at the living light unable to ever return. He tried to keep himself afloat, but his body was paralyzed. He sank deeper into the cold water, unable to fight it. He began to sob and just as he was about to give up, a paw of midnight blue grasped his paw. He looked up, it was the girl. She was shouting, but he couldn't hear her voice. "Hold on!" she seemed to say. A longing to be with her gave him the strength to swim, bringing himself up to the surface gasping for air. He felt a connection between them, just as he was about to speak to her.
His uncle Skra woke him up to begin the day.
(pt 4 coming soon.)